diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index c3d0437bf6a..6bd10a2e0b8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,33 @@ ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer ObjectNodeInstance::create(QObject *object)
 
 QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::createPrimitive(const QString &typeName, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, QQmlContext *context)
 {
-    return QmlPrivateGate::createPrimitive(typeName, majorNumber, minorNumber, context);
+    QObject *object = QmlPrivateGate::createPrimitive(typeName, majorNumber, minorNumber, context);
+
+    /* Let's try to create the primitive from source, since with incomplete meta info this might be a pure
+     * QML type. This is the case for example if a C++ type is mocked up with a QML file.
+     */
+
+    if (!object)
+        object = createPrimitiveFromSource(typeName, majorNumber, minorNumber, context);
+
+    return object;
+}
+
+QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::createPrimitiveFromSource(const QString &typeName, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, QQmlContext *context)
+{
+    if (typeName.isEmpty())
+        return 0;
+
+    QStringList parts = typeName.split("/");
+    const QString unqualifiedTypeName = parts.last();
+    parts.removeLast();
+
+    if (parts.isEmpty())
+        return 0;
+
+    const QString importString = parts.join(".") + " " + QString::number(majorNumber) + "." + QString::number(minorNumber);
+    QString source = "import " + importString + "\n" + unqualifiedTypeName + " {\n" + "}\n";
+    return createCustomParserObject(source, "", context);
 }
 
 QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::createComponentWrap(const QString &nodeSource, const QByteArray &importCode, QQmlContext *context)
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
index cecc9c8ee3c..8266f0addf8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     static Pointer create(QObject *objectToBeWrapped);
     static QObject *createPrimitive(const QString &typeName, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, QQmlContext *context);
+    static QObject *createPrimitiveFromSource(const QString &typeName, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, QQmlContext *context);
     static QObject *createCustomParserObject(const QString &nodeSource, const QByteArray &importCode, QQmlContext *context);
     static QObject *createComponent(const QString &componentPath, QQmlContext *context);
     static QObject *createComponent(const QUrl &componentUrl, QQmlContext *context);